The Interplay between Immune System and Microbiota in Diabetes

• Main Authors: Simona Moffa (Author), Teresa Mezza (Author), Chiara M. A. Cefalo (Author), Francesca Cinti (Author), Flavia Impronta (Author), Gian Pio Sorice (Author), Antonio Santoro (Author), Gianfranco Di Giuseppe (Author), Alfredo Pontecorvi (Author), Andrea Giaccari (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Diabetes is not a single and homogeneous disease, but a cluster of metabolic diseases characterized by the common feature of hyperglycemia. The pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes (T1D) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) (and all other intermediate forms of diabetes) involves the immune system, in terms of infla...